Advantages: Fantastic typically Dead Kennedys chainsaw riffs, And Jello's Voice Disadvantages: One or two weak tracks, but otherwise a stunning album
...After the release of Fresh Fruit For Rotting Vegetables, they were invited to play at the Bay Area Music Awards, in front of industry big-wigs, and promoters, to give the band some "new wave credibility" to quote the organizers, and they spent the day practicing their underground hit 'California Über Alles' which made them the talk of the event, however ten seconds into their performance Biafra called 'Hold it! We've gotta prove that we're adults ... ...wave band.' The band, who were all wearing white shirts with a big, black 'S' painted on the front, pulled black ties from around the backs of their necks, to form a dollar sign, then flew into the previously unheard "Pull My Strings", a scathing, satirical attack on the ethics of the mainstream music industry, containing the lyrics "Is my cock big enough, is my brain small enough, for you to make me a star", the song also included a parody of The ...
tomwesty 10.10.2005
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Advantages: Classic, will have you thinking... at least once Disadvantages: Slightly dated
...only about 35minutes long.
Fresh Fruit is topped off with a rousing surf-rock cover of Elvis's Viva Las Vegas which should please many different ages and tastes.
The album sounds fairly raw and in places dated but there are various versions, some of which are remastered. Nothing which is surprising from a 25 year old album though.
This album is a shining star that has survived the musical holocaust that was the 80s :) ...
BZ2886 23.05.2008
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